Window



April 5, 1949. P. N. LANDINE WINDOW Filed Jan. .25, 1945A w Y INVENTORPezfef' N L andi/'ne Patented Apr. 5, 1949 UNITED STATES y"PATENT OFFICEv WINDOW Peter N. Landlne, Milford, Conn.

Application January 25, 1945, serial No. 574,551

My invention relates to window structure for port-holes and the likeadapted for use in boats having either wooden or metal shells.

It is a general object of my invention to provide improved windowstructure for port-holes and the like.

Another object is to provide an improved window structure which isadapted for easy and economical construction, assembly and installation.

Another object is to provide an improved window sash which isparticularly adapted for easy and economical construction, assembly andinstallation, and is strong and not only water-tight but adapted tocooperate with a suitable frame and provide a water-tight seal.

A further object of the invention is to provide a window frame which iseasy and economical to manufacture and install and is adapted forsealing contact with certain window sashes.

In the drawings which show, for illustrative purposes only, a novel andpreferred embodiment of the invention- Fig. 1 is a View in elevation ofone embodiment of the invention, parts being broken away to showinterior features;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken substantially in the plane of the line2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken substantially in the plane of the line3-3 of Fig. l;

Fig. 4 is a sectional View taken substantially in the plane of the line4--4 of Fig. l;

Fig. 5 is a sectional View taken substantially in the plane of the line5-5 of Fig. l; and

Fig. 6 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 5, of a modified form.

The window structure illustrated is installed to close a port-holeopening in the shell I of a boat and comprises a window or port-holeframe II and a window or window sash I2. The shell II! is illustrated asmade of wood or planking but may be made of metal or plating. 'Ihe frameII comprises a preferably endless angle member having one flange I3engaging one face of the shell around the opening and another flange I4extending through and around the periphery of the opening, and a atendless strip I extending around the opening at the face opposite theflange I3 and at the outer surface of the flange I4. These frame membersmay be held in position by bolts I6 having their heads sunk into theouter side of the ange I3 and extending through the shell and the stripI5, and nuts I'I on said bolts. As illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3, bolts I6 are close to said flange I4. It should be understood that if the shellwere of metal the p arts 1 Claim. (Cl. 18S-78) 2 of the window framecould be be welded to gether.

The sash I2 includes an endless member I8 of angle cross-sectionconstituting a main 'sash ing inwardly over the edge of the glass toprevent movement of the glass out of the corresponding side of theperipheral flange I9. The edge of the glass 20 is spaced from the innerface of the peripheral flange I9 by lugs 22 at the inner face ofperipheral ange I9 and extending from the flange 2 I, and lugs 22 alsoserve to limit the movement of an endless glass-retaining member 23 ofangle cross-section into the peripheral flange I9.

The member 23 has an outwardly extending flange 24 fitting in the flangeI9, and a flange 25 extending away from the glass and providing a recessor groove to receive a gasket 26 of sealing material such as rubber. Theglass retaining member 23 is secured in position by screws 21 passingthrough the flange 24 and into the lugs 22 which are integral with themain sash frame I8 and not only serve to reinforce the same bythemselves but also by their connection at their lower ends withglass-retaining member 23. The glass 20 is surrounded at its edges byresinous material or mastic 28, which not only holds the glass in placebut also provides a water-tight seal. Said flange 24 confines the masticand due to pressure thereon compresses the mastic.

The sash I2 may be hinged to the frame I I and shell. To this end themain sash frame I8, which is here shown as having straight and parallelopposite sides and rounded corners, is provided at one side with twohinge lugs 29 which lie between pairs of lugs 30 on the window frame andare connected thereto by pins 3|. The hinge lugs may be secured to theframe II and shell II) by bolts I6 of somewhat greater length than thoseat other positions. Preferably the axes of the pins 3| are substantiallyin the plane of the face of the glass 20 adjacent to the glass-retainingmember 23 ywhereby the gasket 26 is pressed directly against the edge ofthe flange I4 and produces an eifective seal at this locality.

The hinged support for the window sash I2 renders it more convenient toopen and close the window. However, it is necessary to secure the windowfirmly in closed position, for example during a storm, and to obtain awater-tight seal. Obviously, pressure of gasket 26 against the sealingedge of flange I 4 will produce a water-tight Seal. Such pressure may beattained close to the hinges by merely closing the window and at otherlocations by means of slotted dogs 32 provided at suitable intervalsaround the main sash frame I8 just outside certain interior lugs orpairs of lugs 22 where the frame is stronger, dog bolts 33 pivoted bypins 3|' in lugs 30 for swinging into and out of slots 34 in the dogs,and wing nuts 35 on said bolts. It should be noted that the pins 3|' arelocated close to the peripheral ange I9 of the sash frame and that whenthe Window is sealed, the slotted dogs 32 are so located and formed thatthe dog bolts are adjacent and parallel to the sash flange I9 and thewing nuts 35 engage the upper faces of slotted dogs 32 at the generallevel of flange 2l.

In the modified form shown in Fig'. 6, the main sash frame I8a is madeup ofv a peripheral iiange Isa secured at one edge to an inwardlyextending flange 2 la which has slotted dogs 32a formed.

in the same plane therewith, said dogs being adapted to cooperate withdog 'bolts 33a pivoted by means of pins 3Ia passing through lugs .33aSecured to the frame and shell. At the inside of peripheral ilange I9a,there is a reinforcing ange 36 of a glass-,retaining member 31a, whichalso comprises an inwardly projecting glassretaining flange 38, and ailange 39 at lthe inner edge of the glass-retaining flange andprojecting away from the glass to cooperate with peripheral flange ISaand provide a recess to hold gasket 26a. Screw dll'holdsthe partsassembled.

While the invention has been described in considerable detail and apreferred structure disclosed, it is to be understood that variouschanges and modications may be made within the scope 4 of the inventionas dened in the appended claim.

I claim:

frame, sealing material between the glass and lthe peripheral flangesand the inwardly projecting flange, and means securing said secondperipheral yiiange to said lugs, whereby pressure `may .be adjustablyapplied to seat the glass in a cushion of sealing material in the framewhile maintaining the glass in spaced relation with respect to theinwardly projecting flange.

PETER N. LANDINE.

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